Comparison

Simple Match 3 vs Bee Sort by Sam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Simple Match 3

This is a relaxing puzzle game where you swap tiles to make matches of three. Unlock hundreds of unique tiles, customize your game's appearance, and enjoy satisfying effects. It offers a peaceful experience without ads or excessive story elements.

Highlights
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Hundreds of unique tiles
  • Customizable appearance
  • Daily levels with leaderboards
  • Zen Mode for relaxation
  • Satisfying visual effects
  • Achievements and boosters
Features
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Simple Match 3 is a relaxing and challenging puzzle game with absolutely no ads. Swap tiles and make matches of 3 to clear levels. Unlock hundreds of unique tiles and customize to fit your style. Discover a variety of different elements and mechanics as you progress through the game. Use satisfying boosters and power ups. Unlike most match-3 games, Simple Match 3 was created to give players a relaxing and satisfying experience, without annoying ads, obnoxious effects, or time wasting story elements. FEATURES: No ads: Absolutely no ads or subscription purchases. The base price includes 350 levels, a unique daily level with leaderboard, and zen mode. 1 small in-app purchase unlocks even more. Customization: Customize to your heart’s content with hundreds of different tiles and lots of different background colors. You can even choose the color of the user interface buttons to match your theme! Daily Level: Play a unique level every single day. Try to make it to the top of the online leaderboard! Zen Mode: Relax and make matches with no move limits, no goals, and limited obstacles in Zen Mode. Satisfying experience: Enjoy super satisfying effects as you clear tiles, smash through crates, destroy glass, and more! The effects were created to be satisfying, without being too obnoxious or overwhelming. Achievements: Complete a variety of achievements to unlock more tiles. Boosters: Spin the prize wheel every day to gain boosters. You can also get even more boosters by completing the daily goal. Handcrafted levels: Play through 350 handcrafted levels and try to earn 3 stars. Some levels are simple, others are more challenging. Discover a variety of unique elements as you progress. If you want more, 1 small in app purchase unlocks 350 more levels. Created with love and care: Developed by a single person with care. Levels are designed to be fun, challenging, and satisfying without the need to purchase endless boosters. Download Simple Match 3 today and see what makes it so special!

About

Bee Sort by Sam

A relaxing hexa sorting puzzle game with thousands of levels. Strategically place hexagon tiles to help Sam the Bee sort them, clearing stacks and collecting tiles to paint beautiful nature art. Enjoy engaging mechanics like locks and spinning platforms without any advertisements.

Highlights
  • Hexa sorting puzzle gameplay
  • Thousands of levels
  • Paint nature art with collected tiles
  • No ads
  • Offline play
  • Locks and spinning platforms
Features
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Hexa sort with NO ADS! This is the game you've been looking for. Bee Sort by Sam is a relaxing hexa sorting puzzle game with no ads! Complete 1000s of levels and paint beautiful nature art with the tiles you collect.  Each level poses a unique challenge of varying difficulty. Collect enough hexagon tiles to finish beautiful paintings. How to play: - Place a stack of hexagon tiles on the grid. - Sam the Bee will sort the stacks for you in an optimal way! Sam's really smart, you know. - Once a stack has 6 or more tiles of the same color, the stack will be cleared and Sam will collect the tiles. - Your objective is to place the stacks in a way to make it easier for Sam the Bee to sort. - Enjoy the satisfying long sorting and clearing sequences! Fun mechanics like locks and spinning platforms keep the game exciting for 1000s of levels. - Levels have interesting shapes that challenge you to think about where to start placing the stacks. - Some levels have pre-placed stacks that make you think harder about your first moves. - Locks will occupy a slot, but they will be cleared once you collect enough tiles of the same colour. Once the lock is destroyed, it will release the tiles that were used to clear it. - Spinning platforms rotate every time you've placed all 3 stacks. Thinking carefully where the stacks on the spinning platform will end up can help you through a tricky spot! The game is completely free of ads. Games by Sam never have ads, and work without wifi, to give you a pleasant and fun gaming experience for free. The way games should be played!

Screenshots

Simple Match 34 screens
Bee Sort by Sam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bee Sort by Sam at Free against Simple Match 3's $1.99. Bee Sort by Sam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (99% vs 90%). Simple Match 3's advantage is chart position (#69 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bee Sort by Sam is free to download; Simple Match 3 costs $1.99 up front. Simple Match 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bee Sort by Sam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Simple Match 3 against 4.9 for Bee Sort by Sam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 258 and 860 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Simple Match 3's written reviews are positive against 99% of Bee Sort by Sam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Match 3 ships an update weekly, Bee Sort by Sam fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Simple Match 3 versus Bee Sort by Sam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Match 3Bee Sort by Sam
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (258 ratings)4.9 (860 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews98.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings258860 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size463 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMulberry Tree Games, LLCAd Artis

Customer experience

Simple Match 3

All ratings247 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative4.1%

Bee Sort by Sam

All ratings810 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%

User reviews

Simple Match 3

From 258 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best Match 3 Game
  • 👍 Calming and Engaging
  • 🔒 No Ads or IAPs
  • 👍 Customizable Tiles
  • 👍 Relaxing Music and Sound Effects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs in Higher Levels
  • 🐛 Impossible Levels Due to Missing Obstacles
  • 🐛 Soft Locks with Rainbow Tiles
  • 🐛 Reward Box Tapping Issue
  • 🐛 Inconsistent Star Rating System

Bee Sort by Sam

From 860 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Relaxing and zero ads!
  • 👍 So satisfying
  • 🔒 Fun and truly no ads!!
  • 🔒 No ads, no lives, no extra$
  • 👍 Relaxing and FUN

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasionally laggy

Bugs and requests

Simple Match 3

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Levels with Missing Obstacles
  • Reward Box Tapping Issue
  • Inconsistent Star Rating System
  • Soft Locks with Rainbow Tiles
  • Crashes on Opening

Requested features

6 requests
  • Level Editor
  • Endless/Survival Mode
  • Improved Power-Up Interactions
  • Hints or Shuffle Option
  • Landscape Support for iPad
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  • iCloud Sync Across Devices

Bee Sort by Sam

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Occasional freezing/crashing after reaching certain level

Requested features

3 requests
  • Gallery to view unlocked pictures
  • In-game tutorial for new users
  • Increase difficulty/complexity of levels

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Match 3

One-time1
  • Simple Match 3 Gold$1.99
None

Bee Sort by Sam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Match 3 free?
Simple Match 3 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bee Sort by Sam free?
Bee Sort by Sam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Match 3 or Bee Sort by Sam?
Bee Sort by Sam is rated higher. Simple Match 3 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 258 ratings, while Bee Sort by Sam averages 4.9 from 860 ratings.
Do Simple Match 3 or Bee Sort by Sam have ads?
Neither Simple Match 3 nor Bee Sort by Sam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Match 3 or Bee Sort by Sam?
Simple Match 3 ships an update weekly, and Bee Sort by Sam fortnightly. Most recently, Simple Match 3 was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bee Sort by Sam on November 4, 2026.

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